Graduate Assistant- Transitional Age Youth Project
About The Position
The Graduate Assistant will assist in supporting the project goals, objectives, and activities of the Transitional Age Youth ( TAY ) Project. The overall goal of the TAY project is to develop recommendations for policy and practice changes to better support transition age youth to mitigate adverse behavioral health outcomes and health disparities. The GA will report directly to the Project Director of the Transitional Age Youth project, which is housed within Marshall University’s Center of Excellence for Recovery. The Graduate Assistant will work closely with the TAY Behavioral Health Researcher, along with the Center of Excellence’s Managing Director and other Marshall faculty on the research and training project.
Responsibilities
- Assist the Project Director in reaching the grant goals, objectives and activities.
- Assist the PD and Project Researcher in the collection of data from key informants and other stakeholders through interviews, focus groups, and online surveys.
- Assist the Project Researcher with literature review.
- Assist the Project Researcher with IRB submission and developing questions for interviews and surveys.
- Collaborate with Project Director and the Training Coordinator on curriculum using best practices.
- Assist the Training Coordinator with hosting trainings and delivery of continuing education unit certifications for trainees.
- Support the Researcher developing reports that outline data collected, training activities and outcomes to partners as well as assisting in final report with recommendations.
- Support the TAY PD, Project Researcher and Training Coordinator with the coordination and development of research in best/emerging best practices related to transitional age youth.
- Assist in all other duties as assigned pertaining to the project.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
